The Rutland is a rather nondescript pub serving decent lager which becomes one of the busiest pubs in the world during summer thanks to a prime location right next to Hammersmith Bridge. It's a beautiful spot, a real sun trap with great views and The Rutland's outdoor benches are positively crammed from May to September.

The beer of choice is watery Australian lager, although there is a decent bitter and they do a good Pimms. The most important thing about The Rutland though is the service - which is fast and friendly. Very important when the sun worshipers are six deep at the bar.

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Chiswick RoomsLondon > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel† from £41† 37% off407 Goldhawk Road, W6 |
13 minutes from The RutlandChiswick Rooms is a contemporary-designed boutique hotel in west London, offering high quality four star accommodation and convenient access to the city. The hotel has a ...More

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Dorsett Shepherds BushLondon > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel† from £63† 28% off58 Shepherds Bush Green, W12 |
21 minutes from The RutlandA short walk from Olympia Exhibition Centre, the Dorsett Shepherd's Bush is a four star hotel within a Grade II-listed landmark building which opened as the ...More

The DoveLondon > Nightlife > Pubs19 Upper Mall, W6 |
5 minutes from The RutlandThe Dove may be small but it's one of London's best loved riverside taverns. This charming 17th century inn is tucked away down a tiny alley ...More

Green RoomLondon > Nightlife > Bars45A Goldhawk Road, W12 |
18 minutes from The RutlandWhere the Bush Bar and Grill used to be - down a dingy alley off Goldhawk Road - we now have the Green Room. Gone is ...More

Paddington (Subtitled)London > Events > Film Events†Dates: 27th Mar to 2nd Apr 2015Hammersmith Cineworld, 207 King Street, Hammersmith, W6 |
4 minutes from The RutlandA young Peruvian bear with a passion for the British heads to London in search of a new home. At Paddington train station, he meets a ...More

Bugsy MaloneLondon > Events > Theatre†Dates: 11th April to 1st August 2015Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, 2 King Street, W6 |
6 minutes from The RutlandSir Alan Parker's world famous musical Bugsy Malone comes to London in 2015. With the creator giving rare permission for a professional production of the gangster ...More

Riverside Studios - TheatreLondon > Entertainment > TheatresCrisp Road, Hammersmith, W6 |
4 minutes from The RutlandExcellent small studio theatre staging innovative comedy and more serious productions. The Riverside's location on the Thames in Hammersmith makes it the local theatre of West ...More

Lyric HammersmithLondon > Entertainment > TheatresLyric Square, 2 King Street, W6 |
6 minutes from The RutlandFrank Matcham's velvet and gilt theatre was saved from demolition - following a public outcry - by being carefully dismantled, moved from its location further down ...More

Maggie's CentreLondon > Attractions > SightsFulham Palace Road, W6 |
10 minutes from The RutlandMaggie's Centre next to Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith is the first cancer care hospice in England (there are several more in Scotland) for this charitable ...More

The Hampshire HogLondon > Restaurants > 227 King Street, W6 |
4 minutes from The RutlandThe Primrose Hill set may have mourned the loss of The Engineer, one of the pioneering pubs of the gastropub movement which shut on 1st October ...More

King Street CollegeLondon > Education > English Language Courses47 Shepherd's Bush Green, W12 |
20 minutes from The RutlandThis school teaches about 800 students from 40 different countries, offering general and exam focused English language courses for adults.
Students prepare for the Cambridge exams and ...More

The Queen's ClubLondon > Leisure > Palliser Road, West Kensington, Hammersmith, London W14 |
16 minutes from The RutlandEstablished in 1886 during the reign of Queen Victoria, the Queen's Club was the first multi-purpose sports complex to be built anywhere in the world. But ...More

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Olympia LondonLondon > Business > Venue HireHammersmith Road, Kensington, London W14 |
19 minutes from The RutlandTimes have changed since the Olympia first flung open its doors to the public on Boxing Day 1886 for the Hippodrome Circus, with the promise of ...More

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High Road HouseLondon > Business > Venue Hire162 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, W4 |
20 minutes from The RutlandChiswick felt like it had truly arrived when Soho House owner Nick Jones decided 2006 was a good time to open up here - 'first Soho, ...More

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Chiswick HouseLondon > Business > Venue HireBurlington Lane, Chiswick House Grounds, Chiswick, W4 |
22 minutes from The RutlandOne of the most glorious examples of 18th century British architecture, Chiswick House was designed by the third Earl of Burlington (1694-1753). A triumph of the ...More